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单词 backing away
释义

back away

verb

backed away; backing away; backs away

intransitive verb

: to move away (as from a stand on an issue or from a commitment)

Synonyms

  • drop back
  • fall back
  • pull out
  • recede
  • retire
  • retreat
  • withdraw
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Example Sentences

backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

backing away

verb

present participle of back away
as in withdrawing
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable) backed away from the snake very slowly and carefully

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • withdrawing
  • retreating
  • falling back
  • dropping back
  • losing ground
  • pulling out
  • giving way
  • giving ground
  • retiring
  • receding
  • fleeing
  • backing down
  • bowing out
  • climbing down
  • evacuating
  • pulling away
  • flying
  • chickening (out)
  • leaving
  • shrinking
  • recoiling
  • flinching
  • detaching
  • departing
  • going
  • backtracking
  • backpedaling
  • abandoning
  • disengaging
  • disentangling
  • vacating
  • quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • advancing
  • facing
  • confronting
  • daring
  • brazening
  • defying
  • breasting
  • outbraving
  • braving
  • bearding
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